Plow-fender.



Z. T. CASH.

PLOW FENDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY13,1913.

1,090,025, Patented Mar. 10, 1914 f yz Witnesses Inventor,

Attorneys.

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UNTTlED @TATE55 PATENT UFFTCEO ZACKARIAH T. CASH, OF EDDYVILLE, KENTUCKY.

PLOVV-FE'NDER.

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17 '0 all whom it may concern Be .it known that I, Zaonaniian T. Casn', a citizen of the United States, residing at Eddyville, in the county of Lyon and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Plow-Fender, of whichthe following is a specification.

The present invention appertains to an attachment for plows, and aims to provide a novel and improved fender.

It i the object of the present invention to provide a fender applicable to various plows, and which shall serve to prevent trash and foreign substances from accumulating or clogging behind the mold board of the plow and upon the cross bars, which usually connect the lower ends of the handles.

Ordinarily, in the use of a plow, the same not unfrequently becomes clogged wit-h trash and other foreign matter behind the mold board and on the cross bars connecting the handles and the land side and moldboard, thereby adding considerable weight to that of the plow, and causing considerable labor in manipulating the plow.

The present invention is designed to remove these objections, by providing a fender in the form of a hood or apron disposed between the moldboard and landside and covering or protecting the underlying parts.

The present invention also comprehends the provision of a fender of the nature indicated, which may be easily and inexpensively manufactured, the same being constructed of a single blank of sheet metal or other suitable stock, and being convenient, serviceable and etlicient in its use.

/Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the present invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being; understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure l is a plan view of the blank from which the fender is fashioned. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the fender constructed from the blank and is in condition to be applied to the plow. Fig. 3 is a landside view of a plow showing the fender in position.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 13, 1913.

Patented Mar. 10, 1.914. Serial No. 767,410.

in carrying out the invention, reference home had in detail to the drawing, the fender is formed from a blank 1 of suitable sheet metal, which, as a whole, is approXiniately rectangular in contour. This blank 15 of novel formation, which will be presently described, and may be inexpensively and readily pressed or stamped from suitable stock.

The blank 1 is provided with a recess 2 in one edge, and approximately midway be tween the ends one end of the recess 2, being square, as at 3, and the other end being curved, as at t. The recess 2 provides a pair of flaps 5 and (3. respectively, adjoining the respective ends 3 and t of t-he reeess. The other edge of the blank 1 is provided with a relatively narrow and long open slot 7, the slot 7 being disposed opposite the recess 2 and extending toward, but terminating short ofthe said recess The slot and recess are separated by the web S which connects the respective sides or wine's 9 and 10 of the blank. The wing or side 9 is provided with the apertures 1i along the edges of the flap 5, while the side or wing 10 is provided with the aperture 12 dispo. ed on a diagonal line. The sides or wings f) and 1.0 are provided with the respective notch 13 and cut away portion 1 1, in order to acconnnodate certain parts of the plow to which the fender is applied, and are further provided with the :lDGltTlll'OS or bolt openings 1: 16 and 11.7, respectively.

In 't'ormine the fender from the blank, the flaps .7 and (l are brought toward each other. the flap 5 being made to overlap the flap (3 until the apertures 11 and 12 are in registration, bolts, rivets or other securing members 18 being engaged through the respective registering apertures ll and 12, which complete the fender. It. will be noted that the flaps 5 and 6 being overlapped causes the blank to assume the form of a hook or bonnet having its back and bottom open, the recess 2 forming an opening for the passage of the plow beam. 7

For convenience in illustrating the application of the device to a plow, there has been illustratwl in lfiig. 3, an ordinary plow embodying the beam 19, the moldboard 20, the landside 2t, and the handles 22. In applying the device, the beam 19 is passed through the opening 2 of the fender, the slot 7, notch 13, and cut away portion 141 permitting the tender to he slipped downwardly in the back of the moldboard and over the lower cross rod or rung of the handles 22. The apertures 15, 16 and 17 per mit the sides or wings of the fender to be secured to the respective parts of the plow, which need not be described at length, it being understood that the fender may be attached to various parts of various plows, according to the circumstances.

"With the fender applied to the plow, the same will cover and protect the underlying parts, including the cross rods of the handles, and the cross rods or braces between the landside and moldboard. The tender will efiectively prevent trash and extraneous matter from accumulating or collecting in rear of the moldboard and on the cross rods and other parts.

The present device is simple, light, durable and inexpensive, the same not only serving to deflect trash away from the parts beneath it, but also lending a sightly appearance to the plow, Without encumbering or appreciably increasing the weight of the plow. The present fender is of such a construction or formation as to effectively remedy the objections incident to the use of unprotected plows.

What is claimed as new is 1. A plow fender embodying a rearwardly and downwardly opening hood, the front of which is attachable to the beam of a plow, and the sides of which are attachable to the plcpw between the mold board and landsi e.

2. A plow fender embodying a rearwardly and downwardly opening hood having an at the forward end for the passage of the hood being attachable to a plow between the landside and moldboard.

A plow tender formed from a blank having a recess in one edge providing flaps, the blank being bent intermediate the flaps and the flaps being overlapped.

t. A plow fender formed from a blank having a recess in one edge providing flaps, the blank being bent intermediate the flaps and the flaps being overlapped and secured together to provide a hood, the recess providing an opening for the passage of the plow beam, the sides of the hood being attachable to a plow between the landside and moldboard.

5. A plow fender formed from a blank embodying a pair of wings and a web connecting them, the wings and web being bent and the complementing portions of the wings being secured together to provide a hood.

6. A plow tender formed from a blank having a recess in one edge and an open slot in its other edge, the recess forming flaps, the blank being bent intermediate the flaps and the flaps being overlapped and secured together.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

I ZACKARIAH T. CASH. Witnesses L. N. CAsH,

WILLARD UTLEY.

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